Saw-handle



. No. 622,362. Patenfed Apr. 4, I899;

F. HORNQVIST.

SAW HANDLE.

(Application filed Sept. 24, 1898.

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FRANK IIORNQVIST, OF MOUNT JEWETT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAW-HAN DLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 622,362, dated April 4,1899.

Application filed September 24, 1898. Serial No. 691 ,814. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK HoRNovIsr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount J ewett, in the county of McKean and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements inSaw-Handles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of detachable handles used oncrosscut-saws and the object is to provide a simple, strong, andeffective device of this character.

To this end the invention consists in certain features of constructionand combination of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate thesame parts of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedsaw-handle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

1 denotes the tubular handle,through which the bolt 2 extends, thesquare shank 3 of the bolt immediately under its ear 4 being square toengage a corresponding recess 5 in the handle, so that the bolt andhandle will turn together. The inner end of said bolt is threaded for ashort distance back of its conical point 6.

7 denotes a tubular shank having its inner end axially threaded toreceive the threaded end of the bolt, and its outer end terminates in atransverse jaw 8.

9 denotes a parallel movable jaw f ulcrumed on the transverserivet 11 inthe forward end of said shank just back of the jaw 8, and represents therearwardly-extending arm of said jaw 9, its inner end 12 being turneddiagonally outward to extend into the path of the conical point 6.

13 represents an elongated ferrule or sleeve encompassing the inner endof the handle 1 and extending forwardly and encompassing the shank 7,the outer end of said sleeve being internally threaded to engage theexternallythreaded portion 14 of the shank.

The parallel jaws 8 and 9 are first adjusted to the saw and the handle 1rotated to the right. The shank is drawn forward, so as to force the end12 of the movable jaw-arm 10 against the conical end of the screw, andthereby clamp the blade between the jaws.

The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now knownto me; but many changes in the details might be made within the skill ofa good mechanic without departing from the spirit of the in- Vention asset forth in the claim at the end of this specification.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination, the handle 1, the threaded bolt 2 fixed therein andterminating in the conical point 6, the tubular shank 7 having its innerend threaded to receive said bolt, its outer end formed with atransverse integral jaw 8, and formed with the externallythreadedportion 14, the movable jaw 9 fulcrumed in said shank and formed withthe diagonal free end 12, extending into the path of said conical point,and the sleeve 13 en compassing said handle and shank and internallythreaded at its outer end to engage the threaded portion 14 of saidshank, substantially as shown and described.

In-testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' FRANK HORNQVIST. Witnesses:

PETER HANSON,

E1). PAULSSON.

